Children+of+Men

Class Notes 9/11 (recorded by Carly Coyle):


 * The majority of the class enjoyed Children of Men **
 * - Unexpected things **
 * - Never heard a story like that **
 * - Underdog doesn't triumph **
 * - Thrown for a loop **
 * - Exciting the whole time **
 * - Had to keep paying attention **
 * Dislike **
 * - Everyone died **
 * - Julian's death happened so fast **


 * Unbroken shots - Starts with a horrible noise **
 * - Violin on violin **
 * - Unsettling **


 * Notice about first scene **
 * - Lady comes out holding her arm **
 * - everyone stares at the news about diego, and at the end with kie’s baby **
 * - animals all over the place **
 * - first bobbie **


 * The movie is always mostly grey. Also the sound of the explosion carries over to the next scene. **


 * Scenes that draw you out/ reflect other movies **
 * - Dumping the items from the raided building, mirroring schindler's list **
 * - At the argentinian embassy as mourners put flowers down, mirroring princess diana's death **


 * Janice and Jaspers House **
 * - the reason janice is how she is -One printed picture in janice and jaspers house, “ M15 involvement in torture of photojournalist” **
 * - Joke about human project **


 * Themes **
 * - Pessimism/ Optimisim **
 * - Religion **


 * Road/ Julian death scene **
 * - Luke slows the car down **
 * - orange symbolizes death **
 * - the buzzing comes back when julian is shot **
 * - julian didn't try to duck to protect Kie “protect Kie”, also you freeze up **
 * - Wants to kill Theo because of travel pass **
 * - scene comes back to dead policemen **

Class Notes 9/13 (recorded by Maddie Gibson):


 * ** Diego’s death  **


 * 1) **  Reference to Princess Diana’s death  **
 * 2) **  People were upset because he was so young and he was youngest living on earth  **


 * ** Rick and Theo  **


 * 1) **  Both strong  **
 * 2) **  Aloof, distance, avoiding connections  **
 * 3) **  Both played significant roles in the movies  **


 * ** Violence  **


 * 1) **  Was prominent in the movie  **
 * 2) **  Realistic violence  **
 * 3) **  Julia’s death- gory  **
 * 4) **  Syd’s death  **
 * 5) **  Theo doesn’t use guns or other weapons  **
 * 6) **  Characters become accustomed to it  **


 * Sacrifices are taken for Kee throughout the movie- Miriam, Theo, Julia **


 * What do you think about the ending? **


 * -Hopeful **


 * -Wanted it to go on a little longer **